The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-06-18


from different sections of the country to
give encouragement to the work of their
church school and thus help to make it
more and more eerviceable to our cause.
There ought to be, out of the hun
dreds of our youth who are educated
here, many who are go trained in the
home and in the church, that their faces
shall be set in the direction Of the minis
try; and after finishing here, spend two or
three years in one of our theological
schools and thus become thoroughly
equipped for the work of the ministry.
Parents and ministers throughout the
State, will you not encourage our youth
in this direction, more than ever before?
Below we give an interesting program
Of exercises:
Buchtel College, Fifteenth Commencement,
1887.
Saturday, June Is, p M, Senior prepara-
tory exercises.
Sunday, June 10, A. M, Baccalaureate SER
mon, by President Gone.
Monday, June 20, 8 P. NJ, address before
the literary societies, by Rev. F. L. Hosmer,
of Cleveland, o.
Tuesday, June 81, 2 p. M, meeting of the
Alumni Association; 8 P. M, address before
the Alumni Association, by j. A. Motz, A. B.,
Akron, o.
Wednesday, June %, meeting of the Board
of Trustees; p. M, annual address by Rev.
A. ]. Garfield, D. D., of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Thursday, June %, 9 A. M, graduating ex-
ercises; 1:30 P. M, commencement dinner; 8
P. M, reception by DR.. and Mrs.. Gone.
Children's Day.
Next Sunday, 18th inst, is to be obsery-
ed as Children's Day at the Universalist
church. The day will be given wholly to
the interests of the children in dedicat-
ing many to the service OF God at the
morning hour, the church to be beauh-
fully decorated with flowers and in the
evening children's concert will be given,
in which music and appropriate recita-
tions will occupy the time.
The Reformed Synod.
The General Synod OF the Reformed
church in the United States has been
holding it's services in this city for the
past week. There are about 140 or $50
delegates present and there are many OF
the leading divines, among them presi-
dents of colleges and other high officials.
Altogether the body is one OF intelli-
gence and earneetness in the promotion
of the work of their church. 1t is custo-
mary in such cases for the local ministers
to invite the ministers from abroad to
occupy their pulpits. This courtesy was
extended, along with the other resident
ministers, by the pastor OF the Universal
list church. And, as usual it was the oc
casion of an episode not of the most
pleasant nature. Some of the hide
bound, Lam more righteous than thou
kind demurred to going to the Univers-
alist church, but the sentiments of the
more advanced thinkers, some Of whom
we're enjoying the inequalities of the
Universslist friends, carried the day, Rev.
DR.. Weiser, preaching at the Universalist
church in the morning and Rev. Mr..
Peightel in the evening. DR.. Weiser stated
to the synod that church which was
charitable enough to desire the salvation
of all was not to be sighted. His dis
course in the Universalist church was
we'll received by an audience composed
mainly OF Universalists. Being present
at the session of the synod part of the
time we were gratified to hear much talk
in favor of liberty OF thought and of
progress in the conduct of their affairs.
The Source of Infdelity.
A local paper has this significant state
ment which speaks whole sermon, indi-
rectly, in behalf of Universalism. 1t says:
"Colonel Ingersoll has rival in his
avowed disrespect for the Christian relig-
ion in Capt. R. @. Adams, of Montreal.
The Captain is son Of Nehemiah Adams,
d. d., whose orthodoxian religion was OF
the most extreme kind. Colonel Inger-
soil is also the son of an orthodox cler-
gyman."
Y. P. M. A.
The Akron Y. P. NJ. A. will hold their
annual Lanquet on Friday evening of this
week. The occasion promises to be largely
attended and full of interest. They have
elected "Aunty" Brown their city mis-
sionary, and this, and other work of mis-
sionary nature, is being planned, to be
carried forward at an early day. The
June number of their paper will contain
much that will be of interest to all who
are heartily in sympathy with the mis-
sionary and church work.
Good News From Bryan.
At last we are enabled to say that at
least one OF the enterprises we have been
watching in Ohio has matured, and gives
Bryan pastor. Rev. Mrs. A. E. Danforth
giving her entire time to that important
church. We congratulate both pastor
and people and hope the relation may be
lasting and greatly prospered.